Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-03
THE RETALIAToRY BILL
Text of the Canadian Retaliation Bin q
Passed by the Senate.

T&888Q SENATE
WASHINGTON, jan 25.-The following is
the full text of the Retaliatory Bill:
Be il enacted, That whenever the President
OF the United States shall be satisfied that
American fishing vessels or American fishermen
visiting being in the waters or 1t ports or
places OF the British Dominion of North Amer
lea are or lately have been denied or abridged in
the enjoyment of any rights secured 10 them by
treaty or law are or lately have been unlustly
vexed or harassed in the enjoyment of such
rights or subjected TO unreasonable restric-
lions, regulations or requirements in respect of
such rights; when the President OF
the United States shall be satisfied that
any such fishing vessels or fishermen having
q permit under the laws of the United States TO
touch or trade at any port or ports place or
places in the British Dominion OF North Ameri-
ca are then lately have been denied the priV1-
lege OF entering such port or ports place or
places in the same manner and under the same
regulations as may exist therein applicable TO
trading vessels of the most favored nation or
shall be unjustly vexed or harassed in respect
thereof, shall be prevented from purchasing
such supplies may there be lawfully sold TO
trading vessels of the most favored nation; or
whenever the President OF the United States
shall be satisfied that any other vessels OF the
United States, their masters or crews so arriv-
ing at or being in such British waters or ports
or places of the British Dominion OF North
America are then lately have been denied any
of the privileges therein accorded to the vessels,
masters or crews OF the most favored nation, or
the same; then in either or all of such cases, 1t
shall be lawful and it shall be the duty OF the
President of the United States in his discretion
by proclamation TO that effect TO deny
vessels, their masters and crews OF the
British Dominion of North America any en-
trance into the waters. ports or places OF or
within the United States with such exceptions
in regard to vessels in distress, stress OF
weather needing supplies as to the President
shall seem proper, whether such vessel shall
have come directly from said Dominion said
destined voyage or by way of some port or
place in such destined voyage; and also If he
thinks proper to deny entry into any port or
place of the United States OF fresh fish or salt
fish or any other product OF said Dominion or
other goods coming from said Dominion TO the
United States. The President may in his dis
erection apply such proclamation TO any part or
to all of the foregoing named subjects, ana may
qualify limit and renew such proclamation TO
any part or to all of the foregoing named sub
iects, and may qualify, limit and renew such
proclamation from time to time as he may deem
necessary to the full and just execution of the
purposes of this act
Every violation OF any such proclamation or
any part thereof is hereby declared illegal, and
all vessels or goods coming being within
the waters, ports or places Of the United States
contrary to such proclamation, shall be for
feited to the United States, und such forfeiture
shall be enforced and proceeded upon in the
same manner and with the same effect as in the
cases of vessels or goods whose importation or
coming to or being in the waters ports OF the
United States contrary TO law may now be en-
forced or proceeded upon.
Every person who shall violate any of the pro-
visions OF this act such proclamation OF the
President, made in pursuance thereof shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con-
viction thereof shall be punished by fine not
exc eeding 81 900 or by imprisonment for a term
not exceeding two years, or by both said punish
ments, in the discretion OF the court.